Brochure(s) Guidelines-Look at the peacebyteens page as an example.
Each person in your group needs to make a brochure.
Types of Brochures: Please use Microsoft Publisher. You can use the wikiorganization brochure above as a template to start your brochure.
General Brochure
Volunteer Brochure- To try and Get Volunteers
Future Project Brochure- A brochure about an upcoming project.
Brochure to Donate Money- Trying to get people to donate money
Writing for your reader- Remember What do you want to tell them? (remember design: don’t write where they won’t read it). Shorten your message if it is too long. The mission or goal of your organization The background- how and why you started and History- how you have developed (you can pretend that you have been operating for awhile). Descriptions of what you will offer people Examples of what you have done to help others. Success Stories Future or upcoming projects Contact Information
How your brochure reads (writing) How it looks (design, photos, logos). Make different brochures to be read by different groups. You decide amongst your group members. Each person will need to make one brochure. Use your sources from the sites you shared. You can also think about
Who do you want to reach? Community residents Donors or lenders (people or businesses that give money) Public Officials- government, leaders Potential clients or people you will serve The Media- journalists, tv, etc.
What targeted message do you want to give to groups? Here are examples:
Highlight current volunteers if you are trying to get others to volunteer. Success stories from your organization Make the accomplishments personal Record successful projects or upcoming projects Profile people that support your organization. Use the school address as your company’s address: 234 Somerville Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921 Give bullet points that are easy to read. Give photos that will help advertise and promote your organization (source them in your brochure with the website link.) Make sure your website name is available in different parts of your brochure. Your company name should have the website name near it.
Examples:
Brochure(s) Guidelines-Look at the peacebyteens page as an example.
Each person in your group needs to make a brochure.
Types of Brochures: Please use Microsoft Publisher. You can use the wikiorganization brochure above as a template to start your brochure.
General Brochure
Volunteer Brochure- To try and Get Volunteers
Future Project Brochure- A brochure about an upcoming project.
Brochure to Donate Money- Trying to get people to donate money
Writing for your reader- Remember
What do you want to tell them? (remember design: don’t write where they won’t read it). Shorten your message if it is too long.
The mission or goal of your organization
The background- how and why you started and History- how you have developed (you can pretend that you have been operating for awhile).
Descriptions of what you will offer people
Examples of what you have done to help others. Success Stories
Future or upcoming projects
Contact Information
How your brochure reads (writing)
How it looks (design, photos, logos).
Make different brochures to be read by different groups. You decide amongst your group members. Each person will need to make one brochure. Use your sources from the sites you shared. You can also think about
Who do you want to reach?
Community residents
Donors or lenders (people or businesses that give money)
Public Officials- government, leaders
Potential clients or people you will serve
The Media- journalists, tv, etc.
What targeted message do you want to give to groups?
Here are examples:
Highlight current volunteers if you are trying to get others to volunteer.
Success stories from your organization
Make the accomplishments personal
Record successful projects or upcoming projects
Profile people that support your organization.
Use the school address as your company’s address:
234 Somerville Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921
Give bullet points that are easy to read.
Give photos that will help advertise and promote your organization (source them in your brochure with the website link.)
Make sure your website name is available in different parts of your brochure.
Your company name should have the website name near it.
Source: http://www.practitionerresources.org/cache/documents/36798.pdf